Steve Davis, Oklahoma Star QB In The '70s, Killed In Crash Of Small Plane

Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis, left, and coach Barry Switzer celebrate the team's No. 1 ranking after the Orange Bowl in 1976. Davis, 60, died Sunday in the crash of a small plane. Switzer called Davis a "great role model for young people."

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One of the two men killed Sunday when a small plane crashed into a house near South Bend, Ind., was former University of Oklahoma star quarterback Steve Davis, the St. Joseph County (Ind.) coroner's office says.

The South Bend Tribune adds that the other man who died was 58-year-old Wesley Caves, whose Montana-registered company owned the Beechcraft Premier I twin-jet. The plane "clipped one house before slamming into two more Sunday afternoon," according to The Associated Press. Two other men who were on board survived. The Tribune identifies them as Jim Rodgers and Christopher Evans. A woman on the ground, Diana McKeown, was injured.

"Davis went 32-1-1 as the Sooners' starter from 1973 to 1975, starting every game of Barry Switzer's first three seasons as head coach. Oklahoma tied Southern Cal in the second game of the 1973 season, then ran off 28 straight victories with Davis under center. The Sooners went 11-0 in 1974, then won the national title again the following year after going 11-1."